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Falling during Easter Weekend, the Chelsea Legends versus Tottenham Legends match will raise crucial funds for Chelsea Foundation and its work bringing people together, creating healthier lives and shaping brighter futures in our local communities.

John Terry, who skippered the side to 15 major trophies in a momentous Blues career, will be turning back the clock to take on Tottenham once again, stirring memories of some of the club’s most historic battles against our London rivals.

Indeed, JT scored against Spurs in the final of the 2015 League Cup, just one of the 717 matches he played, placing him third in the Chelsea all-time appearance tables.

With many more legends to be announced in the coming weeks, tickets for the three o’clock kick-off on 27 March are now on sale to season ticket holders.

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Full ticket sales information

Monday 5 October from 12pm until Wednesday 7 October at 9am: Season ticket holders for men’s and women’s games can purchase up to 20 tickets per person. As only the lower tiers are open initially, supporters will NOT have their usual seat reserved. Season ticket holders will be able to purchase any tickets available online.

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Wednesday 7 October from 10am until Wednesday 7 October at 1pm: True Blue+, True Blue and Junior Blue members have a priority window to purchase up to 20 tickets per person.

Wednesday 7 October from 2pm: Members with a True Blue+, True Blue or Junior Blue Membership who have not already purchased a match ticket, and members with CFC Blue Membership can purchase up to 20 tickets per person.

Thursday 8 October from 10am: Tickets on general sale up to 20 tickets per person.

Tickets will be sold online only and are subject to availability.

Ticket prices

Tickets for this match are priced as follows:

Adults: £35

Juniors (under 20): £17.50

Under 23: £17.50

Seniors (66 or over): £17.50

Personal assistant: free of charge

Tickets will be dispatched digitally to supporters – further details to follow.

All persons under the age of 16 will be required to attend the relevant area of the ground with, and sit in the ground next to, a person aged 18 years of age or over.

Club Chelsea Westview

Season ticket holders, True Blue+, True Blue and CFC Blue members can purchase tickets in Westview.

All Club Chelsea ticket purchases are subject to Club Chelsea terms and conditions.

Application process for supporters with access needs

Accessible season ticket holders and members can purchase tickets as outlined above via the application form available by clicking here or by phoning the access team on 0371 811 2012 or 0044 207 915 1950 (international callers).

Accessible car parking

Supporters can click here to make an application for car parking from 10am on Wednesday 3 March. You will be required to display your Blue Badge while parked at Stamford Bridge.

Ticket exchange

There will be no ticket exchange in operation for this fixture.

Ticket forwarding

Supporters who have a Ticket Forwarding Membership can receive tickets from a season ticket holder or True Blue+, True Blue or CFC Blue member up until 12pm on Saturday 27 March.

Loyalty points

Supporters will receive zero loyalty points for this match.

Refunds

Please note refund requests must reach the ticket office no later than 3pm on Saturday 20 March.

The match will also provide support for Spurs in the Community.

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In a predictably tight and tense London derby with plenty on the line at both ends of the table, scoring the first goal was always going to be crucial.

POTM Fernandez ensures fine margins in our favour

The brilliance of Enzo Fernandez’s strike that broke the deadlock is underlined by its xG (expected goals) value of just 0.024, the lowest of any of the 18 attempts in the game. That amounts to less than a 2.5 per cent chance of the ball hitting the net, according to Opta, with the power and swerve of the midfielder’s strike taking it into the corner of the net. It was the first time we had gone 1-0 up in a Premier League game since 21 February.

That goal, and the one scored by Andrey Santos midway through the second half, showcased how the attacking trio behind centre-forward Liam Delap worked so well in tandem.

For Fernandez’s goal, Cole Palmer picked the ball up on the right touchline before finding Pedro Neto, who passed it to Fernandez. He had drifted infield off the left flank, occupying a central position from where he could threaten Tottenham.

For our second, it was Palmer who seized on a misplaced pass centrally before spreading the play right to Neto. His deep cross found Fernandez, who calmly picked out Santos to score. It was fluid, penetrating attacking play that merited the outcome, and gave us a much-needed two-goal cushion.

In a game of fine margins, Fernandez’s goal and assist proved pivotal, and it was no surprise the Argentine was the overwhelming winner of our Player of the Match poll on the Chelsea Official App, receiving 88 per cent of the votes cast.

Hato epitomises defensive fortitude

To keep Tottenham at bay, a sturdy rearguard action was required, especially in the closing stages when the visitors were pushing hard for the goal they knew would all but secure their Premier League status next season, and tired Chelsea legs were scrapping to preserve the three points.

Nobody epitomised that defensive fortitude more than Jorrel Hato, whose goal-saving block to thwart James Maddison late on was greeted with a roar you’d normally expect to hear reserved for when the ball hits the net.

Hato produced another accomplished display in the heart of defence. Nobody in blue had more touches (74) or completed more passes (60) than the Dutchman, and his pass success rate was an impressive 94 per cent.

Hato’s distribution was key to us playing out from the back, while he also made three interceptions, won two duels and created a chance. As his maiden campaign at the Bridge draws to a close, the 20-year-old’s qualities are more evident with each passing week.

Pass-perfect Santos settles it

Andrey Santos picked an excellent time to score his first Premier League goal for the Blues, with his predatory close-range finish proving to be the deciding goal.

It was the highlight of a fine all-round midfield display from the Brazilian, who blended finesse with physicality. He won a game-high five tackles and came out on top in six of the eight duels he contested.

Santos won possession on three occasions and only lost it once, no mean feat in a congested and hard-fought midfield battle. He also didn’t misplace a single pass all evening, finding a team-mate 39 out of 39 times.

Like Hato, Santos is coming to the end of his first full season in our squad. With 43 appearances to his name in all competitions – including 25 starts – along with three goals and four assists, it has been a campaign of promise and progress for the midfielder.

Fernandez played a central role in our midweek victory at Stamford Bridge, as he captained the side from an unfamiliar position on the left side of our attack.

First the Argentinian opened the scoring with a stunning strike into the bottom corner from long range, then his deft touch teed up Andrey Santos to get our second goal, en route to a 2-1 victory over our capital rivals.

‘I thought Enzo was exceptional. I thought his goal was brilliant, his assist as well, he’s obviously made a massive impact,’ said McFarlane, although he was keen to share the credit throughout the team.

‘But I don't think there was anyone you could name on the night, on our team, who didn't give absolutely everything to get the win. So I wouldn't want to single out one player.

‘I thought the whole team, the subs who came off the bench and gave energy when we needed it. I thought it was a real team performance.’

Our interim head coach also discussed his decision to introduce 18-year-old striker Mheuka off the bench late in the game, trusting the teenager to make his first Premier League appearance of the season in such a high-pressure match.

Mheuka had already featured for the senior team during our FA Cup and League Cup campaigns this season, after making one Premier League appearance and four Conference League outings during the 2024/25 campaign.

The striker is a player McFarlane knows well from his time leading our Under-21s, where the England Under-19 international was his captain.

Mheuka enjoyed a prolific season in front of goal, scoring 18 times and providing one assist in 19 Premier League 2 appearances. His contributions were crucial as our Under-21s finished top of the table, recording 14 victories from 20 matches and scoring 52 goals on their way to lifting the Premier League 2 league trophy.

‘I think Shimi has had a great season,’ McFarlane added. ‘I've worked with him closely, so I know him really well. He's played a few times for the first team over the last two years. He's definitely more than capable to play senior football.

‘We've also got really good centre-forwards in the first team in Joao Pedro, Liam Delap and Marc Guiu as well, so there's competition for places. We've got a few injuries, so it gave Shim the opportunity.

‘He probably would've expected it a bit earlier, I imagine, in his development. But we all know Shim's potential at the club and we're really excited about how that's going to unfold in the next couple of years.’

Last night's win means Chelsea have now endured just one defeat in our past 41 home games in all competitions against Tottenham, winning 27 and drawing 13.

Enzo Fernandez's excellent strike from outside of the box 18 minutes in and Andrey Santos' close-range finish after the break means Tottenham have only tasted victory in one of their last 15 Premier League games against Chelsea.

So sit back and enjoy some of the best pictures from our win over relegation-threatened Spurs...

Full Match: Chelsea vs Tottenham | Video | Official Site  Chelsea

Chelsea secured a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Spurs in a rocking derby day atmosphere at Stamford Bridge on Tuesday evening, with Enzo Fernandez and Andrey Santos finding the net either side of half-time, to ensure Richarlison’s response was nothing more than a consolation for the visitors.

We did so without three of the players who had started against Manchester City in the FA Cup final three days earlier, with James an unused substitute, while Colwill and Joao Pedro sat out the derby completely.

‘Levi has obviously come off the back of a very serious injury, so it was probably too quick of a turnaround from the cup final,’ explained McFarlane, when asked about those three players’ absence after the game.

‘So that one pretty much speaks for itself, we didn't want to risk him. We couldn't afford to risk him tonight, but that would be expected. That would've been the plan from the beginning.

‘Reece is the same. We had Reece on the bench tonight but, again, coming off the back of an injury, the turnaround from the City game, the type of game that the City game was, we didn't really want to risk him in that moment.

‘Joao Pedro had a slight knock. It’s nothing that we're massively concerned about but, again, with the quick turnaround from City, it just wasn't worth risking Joao Pedro in that moment.’

Given there were no serious concerns for any of those three absentees against Tottenham, McFarlane was asked about their chances of returning to the team for our final Premier League fixture of the season, away at Sunderland on Sunday afternoon.

‘It's definitely a wait and see,’ he responded. ‘We've got a little bit of time from now until then, so we're hopeful, but we won't know that until we see how the next couple of days unfold.’

Extended: Chelsea 2-1 Tottenham | Video | Official Site  Chelsea

Highlights: Chelsea 2-1 Tottenham | Video | Official Site  Chelsea

Just three days after a gruelling cup final at Wembley against Manchester City, the Blues were back in action in another big match, as Tottenham came to the Bridge in the Premier League on Tuesday evening.

Saturday’s exertions were bound to take their toll, but backed by the fierce derby atmosphere inside the Bridge, Chelsea took the lead through a fine Enzo Fernandez strike before Andrey Santos extended the advantage.

We had to stand firm towards the end when Tottenham pulled a goal back, but the home team defended resolutely to secure all three points.

‘I thought the atmosphere was exceptional tonight,’ said McFarlane at the end of the game. ‘I thought you could feel the energy.

‘I thought it was exceptional at Wembley as well, and I think it always helps the team when we get that positive energy and it drives us on to do more.

‘There were lads out there tonight that were dead on their feet, but the crowd, the enthusiasm and the drive from the crowd, drives them on to just push a little bit extra, and I thought that was clear tonight.’

The was particularly important on Tuesday, with the atmosphere injecting some energy and adrenaline into the players’ tired legs, especially as Spurs’ advantage in being given the weekend off began to show towards the end.

‘It was good to get the win,’ continued our interim head coach. ‘It was obvious from minute one that we didn't at times have the energy and the intensity that we needed. We had it in patches.

‘It was always going to be tough with the turnaround from the cup final. With the physical and psychological load that put on us, we knew that was going to be the case.

‘I thought we played some really nice stuff in the first half, thought we deserved the two-goal lead when we got it, and then it was about when Spurs obviously showed more energy.

‘They had more time to prepare for the game, more rest. You could tell that was coming and we just needed to dig in for the result like I thought we did well at the end.’

Chelsea did our part on Tuesday evening in a game delayed three days by our involvement in the FA Cup final, fighting to victory over London rivals Tottenham at Stamford Bridge. However, Bournemouth's draw with Manchester City earlier in the evening ended our chances of UEFA Champions League qualification regardless, as we can now finish no higher than seventh in the Premier League.

Despite that disappointment, there was still a derby triumph to celebrate, complete with the knowledge that we send Spurs into the final day of the Premier League season still in danger of relegation.

Both teams hit the woodwork during a tight first half, Fernandez the crossbar when catching Antonin Kinsky out of position with a free-kick, Mathys Tel the post with a header. But it was Chelsea who found the net in those opening 45 minutes, Fernandez firing a brilliant strike into the bottom corner from long range.

Andrey Santos turned in from close range to make it 2-0 after the break, only for Richarlison to do the same moments later and peg the scoreline back to 2-1. With Jorrel Hato producing a brilliant challenge late on to snuff out Spurs' best chance of an equaliser, that was the way it stayed until the full-time whistle, as Chelsea edged a fierce derby at the Bridge.

The selection

The Blues reverted to a back four at the Bridge, with defenders Levi Colwill, Malo Gusto and Reece James missing out as Calum McFarlane made four changes to the team that started the FA Cup final. Robert Sanchez was between the post, with Josh Acheampong coming into the defence alongside Wesley Fofana, Jorrel Hato and Marc Cucurella.

Andrey Santos returned in midfield with Moises Caicedo, while Enzo Fernandez captained the side. Pedro Neto came in on the left flank, with Cole Palmer on the other wing, behind striker Liam Delap, who replaced Joao Pedro.

Back and forth

When the game kicked off in the roaring atmosphere to be expected for a big London derby at Stamford Bridge, we initially made the early running, but found it tough to seize the initiative for a spell afterwards.

There was a dangerous moment early on when Hato cut out a pass across the edge of the Chelsea box by Randal Kolo Muani. It was a vital intervention to prevent the ball reaching Richarlison, but in doing so the defender was perilously close to diverting it into his own net, with Sanchez wrong-footed.

Thankfully it bobbled wide and nothing came of the resulting Tottenham corner. Most of Spurs’ early threat came down their right flank with that combination of Kolo Muani and Pedro Porro, but Cucurella stuck to his task diligently, supported by Fernandez, who was operating in an unfamiliar position wide on the left in front of him.

It was from that area the visitors almost found an opening goal after 10 minutes, when Mathys Tel met Porro’s cross with a diving header, but thankfully for the Blues his effort came back off Sanchez’s near post.

Fernandez’s position on the left allowed Palmer to operate through the middle, and it was via our No10 that we responded to Tottenham’s early threat, as he exchanged passes with Hato on the edge of the area to curl a shot goalwards, but Antonin Kinsky managed to get across his line to palm it away.

Advantage Chelsea

A few minutes later, there was nothing Kinsky could do to prevent the Blues taking the lead. It was a well-worked move, with a clever reverse pass by Palmer to Neto, and the Portuguese winger finding Fernandez in space in the centre.

The midfielder needed no second invitation as the Spurs defenders backed off, letting loose a stunning strike that moved in the air and kept the goalkeeper guessing before nestling into the bottom corner of the net.

It was clear it would take more than that to knock the fight out of Tottenham this time, though. They continued to make us work hard, with vital challenges by Cucurella and Santos to keep them at bay.

At the other end, Fernandez rattled the woodwork as he went agonisingly close to his and Chelsea’s second goal, catching Kinsky out of position from a wide free-kick, only to see it bounce up off the crossbar.

Keeping Spurs at arm's length

The Blues back line continued to stand strong. While we only rarely threatened to extend our lead further, neither did we allow Tottenham a sniff of goal. The visitors had plenty of the ball in the closing stages of the first half, but it was all at a safe distance from our penalty area.

It was a similar story when the second half got under way. Tottenham were having more of the ball than Chelsea, but we still appeared to have things in hand. The only time Spurs had shown any threat 10 minutes into the second period as a cross met by Richarlison, but the Brazilian was clearly offside and made a mess of his header to send it well wide anyway.

The next time the ball came into our box the outcome was the same. On this occasion Richarlison was onside, but his header down was tame and no problem for Sanchez to gather. During this spell the key battle seemed to have switched to our right, where Acheampong was impressing has he kept on top of Dutch forward Tel.

As you were

With just over 20 minutes remaining, Spurs' frustration had begun to show, and Chelsea punished a momentary lack of concentration to extend our lead. A loose pass across the halfway line was seized upon by Palmer, who quickly fed Neto on the right flank. The Portuguese international's cross was deep, but found Fernandez in plenty of space to roll it back across goal, where Santos arrived first to turn in from eight yards.

However, while the Blues hoped that would kill off Tottenham's threat for good, they pulled a goal back almost immediately, Porro and Pape Matar Sarr feeding the ball on across our box until it found Richarlison unmarked at the back post to score from close range. We were back to where we were a few minutes earlier.

In the end, those two second-half goals in quick succession had no bearing on the final outcome, as the difference between the teams was the same at the full-time whistle as it had been at the half-time whistle, a narrow one-goal advantage for Chelsea. It took a brilliant last-ditch tackle by Hato on James Maddison late on to keep it that way, but all three points were staying in west London.

What it means

Despite our victory, Bournemouth's draw with Manchester City - in a game which kicked off 45 minutes earlier - means our chances of finishing sixth and claiming possible UEFA Champions League qualification have been ended. We now head to Sunderland on the final day in eighth place as one of four teams - including our opponents - in the fight for a spot in next season's UEFA Europa League and UEFA Conference League.

What is next

There is just one final game left in the season, and it arrives this weekend. Chelsea travel north on the last day of the Premier League to take on Sunderland at the Stadium of Light. Every match on the final game week kicks off together at 4pm on Sunday 24 May.

The teams

Chelsea (4-2-3-1): Sanchez; Acheampong (Chalobah 74), Fofana (Sarr 81), Hato, Cucurella; Caicedo, Santos; Neto (Garnacho 89), Palmer (Essugo 89), Fernandez (c); Delap (Mheuka 89)

Unused subs: Jorgensen, James, Derry, Kavuma-McQueen

Scorers: Fernandez 18, Santos 67

Booked: Hato 79, Cucurella 86, Delap 87, Essugo 90+2

Tottenham Hotspur (4-2-3-1): Kinsky; Porro, Danso, Van de Ven (c), Udogie (Spence 69); Bentancur, Palhinha (Sarr 69); Kolo Muani (Maddison 69), Gallagher, Tel; Richarlison

Unused subs: Vicario, Dragusin, Souza, Bergvall, Bissouma, Gray

Scorer: Richarlison 73

Booked: Porro 28, Van de Ven 42, Udogie 63

Referee: Stuart Attwell